To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Statement by Lord Howell of Guildford on 28 February (WS 114–5) announcing a sustainable use marine protected area in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands containing a sustainable fishery zone, whether they will amend the Chagos Islands/British Indian Ocean Territory...

To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Statement by Lord Howell of Guildford on 28 February (WS 114–5) announcing a sustainable use marine protected area in South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands containing a sustainable fishery zone, whether they will amend the Chagos Islands/British Indian Ocean Territory...

I would like to inform the House that the Government have decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on support provided in 2010-11. This support provides concrete evidence of this Government's determination to deliver a comprehensive range of action in response to the threat from piracy, complementing the...

I would like to inform the House that the Government have decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on support provided in 2010-11. This support provides concrete evidence of this Government's determination to deliver a comprehensive range of action in response to the threat from piracy, complementing the...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Henry Bellingham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I would like to inform the House that the Government have decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on support provided in 2010-11. This support provides...

My honourable friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Henry Bellingham) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I would like to inform the House that the Government have decided to fund a package of counter-piracy projects, building on support provided in 2010-11. This support provides...

Draft International Tax Enforcement (Liberia) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2434); draft International Tax Enforcement (Aruba) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2435); draft International Tax Enforcement (Curacao, Sint Maarten and BES Islands) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2433); draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (South Africa) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2441); draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Mauritius) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2442). Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Agreed to on question. (Vote)

Draft International Tax Enforcement (Liberia) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2434); draft International Tax Enforcement (Aruba) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2435); draft International Tax Enforcement (Curacao, Sint Maarten and BES Islands) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2433); draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (South Africa) Order 2011 (SI 2011/2441); draft Double Taxation Relief...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regard they gave to the requirement of judicial impartiality in appointing as Arbitrator in the current Chagos Islanders case a person associated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and to that person's role in appointing an official who is involved in the case on...

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what regard they gave to the requirement of judicial impartiality in appointing as Arbitrator in the current Chagos Islanders case a person associated with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and to that person's role in appointing an official who is involved in the case on...

Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Mauritius) Order 2011. With an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Approved by the House of Commons. Made 12 October 2011 (SI 2011/2442).

Draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Mauritius) Order 2011. With an explanatory memorandum from the Treasury. Approved by the House of Commons. Made 12 October 2011 (SI 2011/2442).

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new protocol to the double taxation convention with Mauritius was signed at Port Louis on 10 January 2011. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of...

My honourable friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (David Gauke) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement. A new protocol to the double taxation convention with Mauritius was signed at Port Louis on 10 January 2011. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of...

A new protocol to the Double Taxation Convention with Mauritius was signed at Port Louis on 10 January 2011. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM Revenue and Customs' website. The text will be scheduled to a draft...

A new protocol to the Double Taxation Convention with Mauritius was signed at Port Louis on 10 January 2011. The text of the protocol has been deposited in the Libraries of both Houses and made available on HM Revenue and Customs' website. The text will be scheduled to a draft...

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Mauritius on their claim to the Chagos archipelago.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Government of Mauritius on their claim to the Chagos archipelago.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Combating Somali Piracy: the EU's Naval Operation Atalanta. (HL 103 2009-10). Agreed to on question.

Lords debate on motion to take note of the report of the European Union Committee on Combating Somali Piracy: the EU's Naval Operation Atalanta. (HL 103 2009-10). Agreed to on question.

My Lords, I think that we have heard enough during this debate to realise that, in relation to Somali pirates and Somalia generally, there are very few grounds for optimism. That is made even more worrying by the fact that we are dealing with a failed state—an almost ideal, typical...

My Lords, I think that we have heard enough during this debate to realise that, in relation to Somali pirates and Somalia generally, there are very few grounds for optimism. That is made even more worrying by the fact that we are dealing with a failed state—an almost ideal, typical...

My Lords, this report is another landmark for the European Union committee, just as Operation Atalanta is a flagship of the EU's post-Lisbon foreign policy. Like my noble friend Lord Alton, I will focus not on shipping but more on international development. I congratulate the Royal Navy on leading the...

My Lords, this report is another landmark for the European Union committee, just as Operation Atalanta is a flagship of the EU's post-Lisbon foreign policy. Like my noble friend Lord Alton, I will focus not on shipping but more on international development. I congratulate the Royal Navy on leading the...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Jopling, not least because I usually agree with what he says, perhaps because his wife and my wife are members of the same book group. Leaving aside that rather frivolous comment, he has made very good...

My Lords, it is always a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Jopling, not least because I usually agree with what he says, perhaps because his wife and my wife are members of the same book group. Leaving aside that rather frivolous comment, he has made very good...

My Lords, the whole House will want to welcome the 12th report of the European Union Committee entitled Combating Somali Piracy and the introductory remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. The report is timely and urgent, and it is clear from the preceding speeches that those who served...

My Lords, the whole House will want to welcome the 12th report of the European Union Committee entitled Combating Somali Piracy and the introductory remarks made by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. The report is timely and urgent, and it is clear from the preceding speeches that those who served...

My Lords, I asked to be put at the end of the speakers list because, due to a longstanding engagement later, I was not quite certain whether I would be able to stay until the end of the debate. If I do have to leave, I apologise to the House...

My Lords, I asked to be put at the end of the speakers list because, due to a longstanding engagement later, I was not quite certain whether I would be able to stay until the end of the debate. If I do have to leave, I apologise to the House...

My Lords, in following the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, I share his enthusiasm for Operation Atalanta and also many of his concerns. It was reported only last Sunday that the president of the British Chamber of Shipping, Jan Kopernicki, had warned the Prime Minister of the potential threat to our...

My Lords, in following the noble Earl, Lord Sandwich, I share his enthusiasm for Operation Atalanta and also many of his concerns. It was reported only last Sunday that the president of the British Chamber of Shipping, Jan Kopernicki, had warned the Prime Minister of the potential threat to our...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Williams of Elvel, has quoted the Select Committee which makes it clear that without addressing the root causes of the problem in Somalia, we shall not deal with piracy. A precondition for dealing with the root causes must be a functioning and stable central...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Williams of Elvel, has quoted the Select Committee which makes it clear that without addressing the root causes of the problem in Somalia, we shall not deal with piracy. A precondition for dealing with the root causes must be a functioning and stable central...

My Lords, first, I should say how much I enjoyed being a member of this sub-committee, unlike the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton. I learnt a great deal, although what I learnt rather depressed me. There is no doubt that the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian...

My Lords, first, I should say how much I enjoyed being a member of this sub-committee, unlike the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton. I learnt a great deal, although what I learnt rather depressed me. There is no doubt that the piracy problem in the Gulf of Aden and the Indian...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my friend and neighbour, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Inge. Although I am now a member of Sub-Committee C, sadly I was not a member when this report was put together. However, I am at the same time a rapporteur of...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow my friend and neighbour, the noble and gallant Lord, Lord Inge. Although I am now a member of Sub-Committee C, sadly I was not a member when this report was put together. However, I am at the same time a rapporteur of...

My Lords, that was a typically combative and robust contribution by the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton. Like him, I have now left the committee. I have a somewhat more positive view of the report than he does, although I can see that it was rushed at the end because of...

My Lords, that was a typically combative and robust contribution by the noble Lord, Lord Hamilton. Like him, I have now left the committee. I have a somewhat more positive view of the report than he does, although I can see that it was rushed at the end because of...